sippy cup

I am a ftm. What sippy cup do you recommend? Also, what do you put in it and how much?Am I supposed to leave that little plastic thing in the lid or take it out? My little one turned 9 m last week. Am I supposed to be putting her breast milk in the sippy cup instead of the bottle (when I'm at work)?? I breast feed before and after work and then once before bed.Also what are you feeding your 9m/10m olds for dinner?????

I am a ftm. What sippy cup do you recommend? Also, what do you put in it and how much?Am I supposed to leave that little plastic thing in the lid or take it out? My little one turned 9 m last week. Am I supposed to be putting her breast milk in the sippy cup instead of the bottle (when I'm at work)?? I breast feed before and after work and then once before bed.Also what are you feeding your 9m/10m olds for dinner?????

I can answer a few of your questions. Â The silicon/plastic pieces that fit into the lids are what make them spillproof, however, they also make it hard for babies to drink out of. Â Some people leave them out in the beginning so the LO can get used to the idea of getting stuff out of the cup and once they figure it out start putting those pieces in so they don't have to watch constantly to make sure it doesn't spill.

We only put water in our sippy cup at the moment. Â We only do juice if he is really constipated. Â We still use bottles for formula, but thats because he will only drink formula before falling asleep or at night and he isn't very efficient at getting things out of the sippy cup. Â I know that some of the other ladies here do put formula/breastmilk in the sippy cups though.Â

We use a nuby sippy cup that my step mom gave us. Â She bought it at the dollar store, but after trying all the ones at Wal-Mart and him not taking any of them, I'm just glad that we finally found one that works. It doesn't have the plastic parts, the spill proofing is built right into the spout, which is nice (fewer parts to clean).

As for dinner, I can't really answer that one, my DS is allergic to everything so we only give him purees and oatmeal. Â

Hope some of that helps!

I can answer a few of your questions. Â The silicon/plastic pieces that fit into the lids are what make them spillproof, however, they also make it hard for babies to drink out of. Â Some people leave them out in the beginning so the LO can get used to the idea of getting stuff out of the cup and once they figure it out start putting those pieces in so they don't have to watch constantly to make sure it doesn't spill.

We only put water in our sippy cup at the moment. Â We only do juice if he is really constipated. Â We still use bottles for formula, but thats because he will only drink formula before falling asleep or at night and he isn't very efficient at getting things out of the sippy cup. Â I know that some of the other ladies here do put formula/breastmilk in the sippy cups though.Â

We use a nuby sippy cup that my step mom gave us. Â She bought it at the dollar store, but after trying all the ones at Wal-Mart and him not taking any of them, I'm just glad that we finally found one that works. It doesn't have the plastic parts, the spill proofing is built right into the spout, which is nice (fewer parts to clean).

As for dinner, I can't really answer that one, my DS is allergic to everything so we only give him purees and oatmeal. Â

I've tried Nuk, Tomee Tipee, and Avent cups. So far the Avent with the soft spout works best. I use water, and mostly he just bangs it on his high chair tray or the floor, but sometimes he will take a few sips on his own.

I've tried Nuk, Tomee Tipee, and Avent cups. So far the Avent with the soft spout works best. I use water, and mostly he just bangs it on his high chair tray or the floor, but sometimes he will take a few sips on his own.

My son has never used bottles on a regular basis so we're taking the sippy cups slow. The Nuk ones, that may or may not be with the bottles at stores instead of the rest of the sippy cups are what I've been testing out, but he's not too impressed with them so far. The other kind I tried lets too much out at one time and 1/2 of what he "drinks" ends up on the floor.

Anyway, what I'm getting at is I have a neighbor who stays at home with her almost 1 yr old and she told me the other day that breastfed babies tend to take to straws easier than normal sippy cups. She had one that was kind of domed shaped on top, where the short (built in) straw kind of rolled up and down and when closed, was under a cover thing. I'm going to try to find one (I think I've seen them at most stores) and see how that goes. She also brought up a GREAT point too. Most (if not all) of the "spill proof" sippy cups I've seen are that way b/c they require the baby to bite the spout open... which does not bode well for moms who still nurse as well (my son is nursed about 99% of the time!). That's another big reason I'm going to find one of the straw cups.Â Just an idea though. Like I said, I still need to find one and try it out myself.Â

As for your other questions, the bottle is really up to you. There's really no magic age the baby has to be done with bottles, but then again, at what age do you see other babies out and about and say to yourself "man I can't believe that kid still uses a bottle!"?Â

I won't really take a stab at your dinner question, we just started solids a matter of weeks ago, so I'm guessing I wouldn't be any help in that area! ;-)Â Â

My son has never used bottles on a regular basis so we're taking the sippy cups slow. The Nuk ones, that may or may not be with the bottles at stores instead of the rest of the sippy cups are what I've been testing out, but he's not too impressed with them so far. The other kind I tried lets too much out at one time and 1/2 of what he "drinks" ends up on the floor.

Anyway, what I'm getting at is I have a neighbor who stays at home with her almost 1 yr old and she told me the other day that breastfed babies tend to take to straws easier than normal sippy cups. She had one that was kind of domed shaped on top, where the short (built in) straw kind of rolled up and down and when closed, was under a cover thing. I'm going to try to find one (I think I've seen them at most stores) and see how that goes. She also brought up a GREAT point too. Most (if not all) of the "spill proof" sippy cups I've seen are that way b/c they require the baby to bite the spout open... which does not bode well for moms who still nurse as well (my son is nursed about 99% of the time!). That's another big reason I'm going to find one of the straw cups.Â Just an idea though. Like I said, I still need to find one and try it out myself.Â

As for your other questions, the bottle is really up to you. There's really no magic age the baby has to be done with bottles, but then again, at what age do you see other babies out and about and say to yourself "man I can't believe that kid still uses a bottle!"?Â

I won't really take a stab at your dinner question, we just started solids a matter of weeks ago, so I'm guessing I wouldn't be any help in that area! ;-)Â Â

I initially put breastmilk in the sippy cup until my frozen stash literally ran to zero. For now I do water, but in a month I'll do breastmilk and cows milk combo in the sippy cup in varying proprtions until it's all cows milk.

I also feed dd what ever I'm eating, but with one change dd's food is still mostly cooked. I'll give her fresh fruit (including apples and pears) she LOVES blueberries!

I initially put breastmilk in the sippy cup until my frozen stash literally ran to zero. For now I do water, but in a month I'll do breastmilk and cows milk combo in the sippy cup in varying proprtions until it's all cows milk.

I also feed dd what ever I'm eating, but with one change dd's food is still mostly cooked. I'll give her fresh fruit (including apples and pears) she LOVES blueberries!

Thanks for the info. So how do you serve the fruit? I mean do you cut the fruit into very tiny pieces? Also, I get confused when people say their child just eats what they eat??? So if I'm eating pizza or chicken or sausage how do I serve that to my little one? Yes I am a ftm and so that is why I sound clueless!!!!!!!

Thanks for the info. So how do you serve the fruit? I mean do you cut the fruit into very tiny pieces? Also, I get confused when people say their child just eats what they eat??? So if I'm eating pizza or chicken or sausage how do I serve that to my little one? Yes I am a ftm and so that is why I sound clueless!!!!!!!

I first peel the apples and pears then cut into slices. I make sure they are really ripe and soft. I do the same with peaches, but dd doesn't seem to like peaches. The blubeerries i give to her whole and unmashed, same with peas, green beans, black beans, but carrots I'll peel and cut into slices. I use frozen veggies in most cases because the frozen stuff has a lot less salt then canned. Soon we will be getting more fresh foods! I just steam them, let them cool to the touch then place them on the tray of dd's high chair. She feeds herself.

For meats like chicken or beef I'll cut into small pieces and make sure the meat is really tender. Dd likes meatballs and spaghetti (again cut into small pieces).

If I'm eating pizza, I'll give her pieces cut up with just sauce and cheese. She loves to chew on the crusts! Dd loves lasagna, but that's pretty soft. Lasagna was the first "people food" she ate!

Pretty much everything she will pick up and suck on to make it soft then mash in her mouth. She does gag sometimes, but has never choked. But I always sit and watch her eat just to be sure. Hope this helps!

I first peel the apples and pears then cut into slices. I make sure they are really ripe and soft. I do the same with peaches, but dd doesn't seem to like peaches. The blubeerries i give to her whole and unmashed, same with peas, green beans, black beans, but carrots I'll peel and cut into slices. I use frozen veggies in most cases because the frozen stuff has a lot less salt then canned. Soon we will be getting more fresh foods! I just steam them, let them cool to the touch then place them on the tray of dd's high chair. She feeds herself.

For meats like chicken or beef I'll cut into small pieces and make sure the meat is really tender. Dd likes meatballs and spaghetti (again cut into small pieces).

If I'm eating pizza, I'll give her pieces cut up with just sauce and cheese. She loves to chew on the crusts! Dd loves lasagna, but that's pretty soft. Lasagna was the first "people food" she ate!

Pretty much everything she will pick up and suck on to make it soft then mash in her mouth. She does gag sometimes, but has never choked. But I always sit and watch her eat just to be sure. Hope this helps!

Ideally your LO should be using an open cup at this age. Your LO needs to use a wider range of muscles to manipulate the fluid - the same muscles as your LO uses for chewing and speech. If not an open cup then a free flow spout (when you tip it up the fluid comes out). Any other spouts require your LO to suck much like a bottle which they should be moving on from by now and requires only a small amount of oral muscle movement. My LO uses a doidy open cup at home and tommy tippee free flow spout when we are out.

Ideally your LO should be using an open cup at this age. Your LO needs to use a wider range of muscles to manipulate the fluid - the same muscles as your LO uses for chewing and speech. If not an open cup then a free flow spout (when you tip it up the fluid comes out). Any other spouts require your LO to suck much like a bottle which they should be moving on from by now and requires only a small amount of oral muscle movement. My LO uses a doidy open cup at home and tommy tippee free flow spout when we are out.

My lo uses the munchkin one with a straw very well. Not the one where you can flip the straw down but the one made for babies 12 months+. I tried all kinds without much success until I read another post about breastfed babies do better with sippy cups with straws. We put water bc thats all she will take in it. Refuses if there's bm or formula and even juice. She drinks about 10 oz a day. We are BLW with her so for dinner she gets whatever I eat which is usually chicken and rice.

My lo uses the munchkin one with a straw very well. Not the one where you can flip the straw down but the one made for babies 12 months+. I tried all kinds without much success until I read another post about breastfed babies do better with sippy cups with straws. We put water bc thats all she will take in it. Refuses if there's bm or formula and even juice. She drinks about 10 oz a day. We are BLW with her so for dinner she gets whatever I eat which is usually chicken and rice.

I think I found it and of all things, it's just Playtex! It was as Target, on the 2nd trip I saw it. Honestly, it's not really much different than the others I've seen but this one does have handles, which might be easier. I ended up buying probably 3 or 4 different kinds of cups to see what my son ends up liking. He's still really not interested in any kind of cup, but he's going to have to figure it out one of these days! ;-)

I think I found it and of all things, it's just Playtex! It was as Target, on the 2nd trip I saw it. Honestly, it's not really much different than the others I've seen but this one does have handles, which might be easier. I ended up buying probably 3 or 4 different kinds of cups to see what my son ends up liking. He's still really not interested in any kind of cup, but he's going to have to figure it out one of these days! ;-)

HI thanks for the help. Does your little one have alot of teeth? My dtr only has two bottom teeth or does having alot of teeth not matter? Also, how do you serve the black beans, out of the can? Do you cook them?

I am confused on the slice of apple, like a slice we would eat? My dtr doesn't put the food in her mouth yet. I put like cheerios on the try and she just plays with them in her hand.!!! It just seems like a slice of apple would be too big for her and she would choke but maybe I am missing something? I thought I heard once not to give them anything bigger than a nose nostril!!!

HI thanks for the help. Does your little one have alot of teeth? My dtr only has two bottom teeth or does having alot of teeth not matter? Also, how do you serve the black beans, out of the can? Do you cook them?

I am confused on the slice of apple, like a slice we would eat? My dtr doesn't put the food in her mouth yet. I put like cheerios on the try and she just plays with them in her hand.!!! It just seems like a slice of apple would be too big for her and she would choke but maybe I am missing something? I thought I heard once not to give them anything bigger than a nose nostril!!!

My dd has only her two bottom teeth which just came in a month ago. Apple slices I peel and cut into thin slice. I started off by lightly steaming them, but if they're ripe it's not really necessary,

Blackbeans rinse really well and add to rice for last 5-10 min of cooking.

I'm not sure how to encourage your lo to self feed. My dd has done so since I started rice cereal (she'd steal the spoon from me.) maybe someone else has advice on encouraging self feeding? My guess is just let her play with the food until she does.

My dd has only her two bottom teeth which just came in a month ago. Apple slices I peel and cut into thin slice. I started off by lightly steaming them, but if they're ripe it's not really necessary,

Blackbeans rinse really well and add to rice for last 5-10 min of cooking.

I'm not sure how to encourage your lo to self feed. My dd has done so since I started rice cereal (she'd steal the spoon from me.) maybe someone else has advice on encouraging self feeding? My guess is just let her play with the food until she does.

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